Senior Financial Analyst, Investment Planning (Hybrid Schedule)

Eversource Energy•Berlin, CT

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Financial Budget and Investment Planning Team. This critical role is responsible for partnering with our electric field and operations leaders to ensure expense and capital operating budgets are consistent on investment and budget performance for all projects. In this critical role, you are responsible for completing financial analysis relating to operational investment decisions. Utilizes financial models to determine cost/benefits of specific items in proposed operating budgets. Working with field operations, assists in developing Expense and Capital operating budgets which are derived from the Work Plan and performs analysis and reporting of Expense and Capital budget performance for the assigned areas. Assist in the development of analysis for large and small operational projects as well as various ad hoc analyses. In addition, responsible for understanding the business issues and opportunities and working closely with Operations personnel to analyze the impact of certain events. This position works closely with their assigned operating area and provides financial support, analysis and consultation to the area as well as assessment of various projects on the financial results.

Requirements

Requires strong working knowledge of financial, accounting, and regulatory rules and regulations and the ability to apply this knowledge to detailed financial analyses.
Requires understanding of Eversource operating structure and an ability to understand and apply the impact of financial decisions on Eversource.
Requires strong analytical, written and communication skills.
Requires the ability to make decisions independently regarding financial analysis problems, methods and reporting solutions.
Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, related discipline or equivalent experience
Five (5) plus years related work involving extensive exposure to financial analysis or accounting.
Must have strong oral and written communication skills to effectively work with multiple levels of management, strong leadership skills, ability to foster teamwork, and a desire to learn new and efficient ways of accomplishing work assignments.
Must have familiarity with accounting and reporting systems (such as PowerPlan, Cognos/TM1) and a demonstrated ability to use the Microsoft Suite of applications (Excel, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

Experience with operational finance preferred.
Advanced degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

Financial analysis of expense and capital projects.
Prepares cost/benefit analysis for spending decisions.
Development of financial models related to budgets or forecasts.
Preparation of annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and variance analysis.
Prepares, monitors, and reports Expense and Capital expenditures against budget and forecast for the assigned operating area and makes recommendation for course corrections.
Prepares special reports and studies, as requested.
Interacts with personnel within and outside the organization including senior management and various corporate organizations.
On call Storm Duty assignment as necessary.